Water News
March 11, 2025
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Mar. 11, 2025 — Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Where there's water, there are waves. But what if you could bend water waves to your will to move floating objects? Scientists have now developed a technique to merge waves in a water tank to produce complex patterns, such as twisting loops and ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study has investigated one aspect of how the future environmental conditions created by the changing global climate might affect earliest development within Christmas Island's red crab ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — A new strategy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is based on a hydrometallurgical process in neutral solution. This allows for the extraction of lithium and other valuable metals in an environmentally friendly, highly efficient, and ...
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Mar. 11, 2025 — Researchers have developed cost-effective and efficient water-splitting catalysts to be used in the eco-friendly production of hydrogen. Catalyst ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Cloudy areas over oceans are reflecting less sunlight to space than ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging to gain new insights into how agave plants are so remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of habitat-forming brown algae in Arctic fjords. As algae are at the basis of ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have leveraged the power of continental scale water modeling and artificial intelligence to provide water quality forecasts across the country. Their findings offer a new application of ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Whether it's rivers cutting through earth, lava melting through rock, or water slicing through ice, channels all twist and bend in a seemingly ...
Earlier Headlines
Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers have developed a method to utilize aluminum to improve performance of water electrolysis ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — A newly developed pentanuclear iron complex can offer an efficient, stable, and cost-effective solution for water oxidation. By electrochemically polymerizing the complex, researchers have obtained a ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Hydrogen energy is widely recognized as a sustainable source for the future, but its large-scale production still relies on expensive and scarce platinum-based catalysts. In order to address this ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers explore the likelihood that Earth's climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they analyzed earthquake data ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, a trend driven by ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A team has shown that artificial photosynthesis is feasible using organic materials. Using the technique, they successfully synthesized useful organic compounds, including pharmaceutical materials, ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Although preventing all the consequences of climate change is now impossible, we can adopt policies to mitigate its impact. In a set of policy recommendations, researchers examine the development of ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A study has revealed possible links between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and an increased risk of certain childhood ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — The south-western Baltic Sea has about 3,000 kilograms of dissolved toxic chemicals released from unexploded ordnance, according to a new study. The substances were detected in almost all water ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A microbiologist has written an article on the dangers posed by raw sewage in the seas around the ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Tiny bits of plastic found in the ocean may be tied to a higher risk of disability for people who live in coastal areas with high levels, according to a preliminary study. The study looked at ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A new study has revealed key factors limiting the efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting using a titanium dioxide photoanode for clean hydrogen production. Researchers combined ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Grouting is a widely used construction technique that involves injecting stabilizing materials into soil to ensure structural stability, which is especially beneficial in earthquake-prone regions. ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks. Researchers tested different types of tea, ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Each summer, more and more lake beaches are forced to close due to toxic algae blooms. While climate change is often blamed, new research suggests a more complex story: climate interacts with human ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — New research uncovers the survival strategy juvenile Chinook salmon adopt to migrate to the ocean, providing insight on how to conserve the threatened ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — New analysis of ancient fossilized rocks known as stromatolites, preserved in southern Zimbabwe, suggests strong links to hydrothermal nutrient recycling, 'meaning that early life may in part ...
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Aluminum: A New Hero of Hydrogen Production
- A Sustainable Iron Catalyst for Water Oxidation in Renewable Energy
- The Pot Is Already Boiling for 2% of the World's Amphibians
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Breakthrough in Clean Energy: Palladium Nanosheets Pave Way for Affordable Hydrogen
- Heat from the Sun Affects Seismic Activity on Earth
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates in Corn Belt Have Been Climbing for Decades
- Melting Antarctic Ice Sheets Will Slow Earth's Strongest Ocean Current
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Researchers Make Recommendations for Promoting Sustainable Development in Mangrove Forest Areas
- Possible Links Between PFAS Exposure and Childhood Cancers
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
- Microbiologist Calls for Public Vigilance and Urgent Action on the Danger of Raw Sewage in UK Seas
- Microplastics in Ocean Linked to Disabilities for Coastal Residents
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- New Insights Into Efficient Water Splitting
- From Waste to Wonder: Revolutionary Green Grout for Sustainable Construction Practices
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Brewing Tea Removes Lead from Water
- Climate Change Effects in 24,000 US Lakes
- How Young Salmon Navigate a Gauntlet of Danger En Route to the Sea
- Mega-Iceberg from Antarctica on Collision Course With South Georgia: Harbinger of Things to Come?
- Research Provides New Detail on the Impact of Volcanic Activity on Early Marine Life
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Glass Fertilizer Beads Could Be a Sustained Nutrient Delivery System
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Coastal Erosion Threatens Ancient City, and Many Others
- Closing the Recycle Loop: Waste-Derived Nutrients in Liquid Fertilizer
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Nitrogen Fixation on Marine Particles Is Important in the Global Ocean
- Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated
- Urban Environments Promote Adaptation to Multiple Stressors
- New Environmentally-Friendly Mortar Reduces Heat Loss
- 'Glacial Fracking': A Hidden Source of Arctic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Novel Carbon-Based Materials to Remove Hazardous 'forever Chemicals' In Water
- Biodiversity in England's Rivers Improved as Metal Pollution Reduced
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Using a Data-Driven Approach to Synthesize Single-Atom Catalysts That Can Purify Water
- Coffee Grounds and Reishi Mushroom Spores Can Be 3D Printed Into a Compostable Alternative to Plastics
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
- Research Uses AI to Make Infrastructure More Resilient, Sustainable
- New England's Salt Marshes Store 10 Million Cars' Worth of Carbon -- And Add Another 15,000-Worth Every Year
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Arctic Cyclones Could Be Missing Link in Sea Ice Depletion Models
- The Next-Generation Solar Cell Is Fully Recyclable
- Research Finds That Certain Packaging Materials Can Show 70% Lower Emissions Than Alternatives
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Outokumpu's Bedrock Reveals a Smelly Surprise
- Model of Antarctica's Water Enhances Sea Level Forecasts
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Scientists Identify Heat-Resistant Kelp Strain
- New Autonomous System to Monitor Arctic's Melting Ice
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Some Species of Baleen Whales Avoid Attracting Killer Whales by Singing Too Low to Be Heard
- Large Differences in Water-Seeking Ability Found in U.S. Corn Varieties
- How Life's Building Blocks Took Shape on Early Earth: The Limits of Membraneless Polyester Protocell Formation
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Meteorite Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theories on Earth's Missing Elements
- Stormwater Pollution Sucked Up by Specialized Sponge
- Plant Power: A New Method to Model How Plants Move Water Globally
- Researchers Discover Simple Solution to Break Down Forever Chemicals
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Climate Change Is Overhauling Marine Nutrient Cycles
- Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Biosensor for Rare Earth Element Detection
- Discovery of Water Droplet Freezing Bridges Atmospheric Science, Climate Solutions
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Study Examines How African Farmers Are Adapting to Mountain Climate Change
- Life-Bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner
- Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovers Public Health Risks for 17 Million People
- Tiny Copper 'flowers' Bloom on Artificial Leaves for Clean Fuel Production
- Temperature, Rainfall and Tides Speed Glacier Flow on a Daily Basis
Friday, January 31, 2025
- Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries Cuts Emissions and Strengthens Supply Chain
- How Does the Atmosphere Affect Ocean Weather?
- Carbon Capture from Constructed Wetlands Declines as They Age
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Groundwater in Arctic Is Delivering More Carbon Into the Ocean Than Was Previously Known
- Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters
- Sharks and Rays Benefit from Global Warming, but Not from CO2 in the Oceans
- Walk Like a ... Gecko? Animal Footpads Inspire a Polymer That Sticks to Ice
- Wildfire Smoke Can Carry Toxins Hundreds of Kilometers, Depositing Grime on Urban Structures, Surfaces
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Bad Hair Bears! Greasy Hair Gives Polar Bears Fur With Anti-Icing Properties
- A Window Into the Future of Amazonia
- Optical Fiber Sensor Provides Simple and Sensitive Detection of Arsenic in Drinking Water
- Study Reveals How Microbes Help Detoxify Our Atmosphere
- Discovery of a Unique Drainage and Irrigation System That Gave Way to the 'Neolithic Revolution' In the Amazon
- Research Contrasts Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Ocean-Surface Warming Four Times Faster Now Than Late-1980s
- Antarctic Ice Sheet Faces 'death by a Thousand Cuts'
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Floating Solar Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Small Ponds
- How Animal Poop Helps Ecosystems Adapt to Climate Change
- Unraveling the Connection Between Canadian Wildfires and Arctic Ice Clouds
- New Weapon Against Harmful Algal Blooms
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Coastal Waters: An Underestimated Source of Methane
- More Acidic Oceans May Affect the Sex of Oysters
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Here's What's Causing the Great Salt Lake to Shrink
- Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland 'across a Tipping Point,' Study Finds
- New Evidence Suggests Megaflood Refilled the Mediterranean Sea Five Million Years Ago
- We Can Make Fertilizer More Efficiently Under the Surface of the Earth
- The Importance of Eco-Friendly Sensors in Global Food Supply
- New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater Into Drinking Water Without Tons of Chemicals
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Research on Past Hurricanes Aims to Reduce Future Risk
- Researcher Studies the Power of Native Plants to Combat Road Salt Pollution
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- The Megadroughts Are Upon Us
- How Climate Change May Alter Hydrology of Grassland Ecosystems
- The Ins and Outs of Quinone Carbon Capture
- Thawing Permafrost Threatens Up to Three Million People in Arctic Regions
- How Satellite Imagery Can Help Monitor Dangerous Lakes Formed by Glacier Surges Near High-Mountain Communities
- Biochar Reduces the Risks of DDT-Contaminated Soil